In the layback, the push-pull action of your hands and feet keep you on the surface. Photo: Tony Stephens

Climbing skills for tramping

June 2018

Read more from

June 2018

These three simple moves help climbers scale steep rock faces, and trampers can use them to overcome small and large obstacles in their path.

Layback This involves leaning or laying your body back as you move up. You pull on a surface with your hands (like a tree root or edge of a boulder), while your feet push against a surface. It’s called a layback because you lay or lean your body backwards or even sideways. This allows the […]
June 2018

Read more from

June 2018

More From June 2018

Related Topics

Similar Articles

Weather: have you got the big picture?

How to clean your hiking footwear

Mocktail energy balls

Join Wilderness. You'll see more, do more and live more.

Already a subscriber?  to keep reading. Or…

34 years of inspiring New Zealanders to explore the outdoors. Don’t miss out — subscribe today.

Your subscriber-only benefits:

All this for as little as $6.75/month.

1

free articles left this month.

Already a subscriber? Login Now